Wellpinit High School

Set in WELLPINIT, Washington, Wellpinit High School is a rural-scale senior high, operated by Wellpinit School District #49. It educates 108 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 573.

Wellpinit School District #49 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 415 students. Wellpinit High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Wellpinit High School reports that the largest single group is Native American, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Wellpinit High School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Stevens County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wellpinit High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.2%, the actual is 26.1%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Stevens County put the typical household earns roughly $69,327 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Stevens County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,726 students), of which Wellpinit High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wellpinit Open Doors High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wellpinit High School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wellpinit High School's enrollment has edged up 27% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 108). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Wellpinit High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.